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1781  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Wrong Bets !!! on: March 09, 2023, 01:06:34 AM
Yeah, I also experienced this before. It was in ETH if I remember it correctly. I should have placed 0.01 ETH but ended up placing 0.1 ETH instead. I also lost it. It wouldn't have happened had I placed it as an early bet because I normally double-check my bets. But it was a live bet, and you know how live odds are very quick to change you need to be quicker in order to grab it right away.

I can still remember that after this, the same mistake happened. I was only lucky because my balance wasn't enough and it came out as an error.
1782  Economy / Collectibles / Re: [RAFFLE] iluvbitcoins knife design #3 Free thanks to minerjones on: March 08, 2023, 11:13:06 PM
04- Darker45

Please and thank you, DaveF! Thanks as well, MJ!
1783  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Some superior aspects of Bitcoin over Banks we overlook. on: March 08, 2023, 03:35:38 AM
This is correct, but I don't think this is overlooked. It's just that many are not anymore comparing Bitcoin and banks. Many are drawn to Bitcoin not because it provides them the opportunity to be their own banks but because it provides them the opportunity to make money.

If there are people who overlooked this, they are the ones who embraced Bitcoin but also embraced centralized platforms at the same time. To a centralized exchange, for example, there are surely borders; there's in fact a list of blacklisted countries. There's censorship. There are also excessive fees on transactions. There are extra charges. There is also the possibility of a system failure. And then there's also the freezing of accounts and numerous limitations. There's also locking and confiscation of funds.
1784  Economy / Economics / Re: The cost of living is trying to kill the living on: March 08, 2023, 02:38:40 AM
It is funny, but it is indeed true that the cost of living is actually killing the living. I have personally known people who are working day and night just for the sake of existing. They're not even living; they're simply supporting their own and their family's basic biological needs. They're slowly killing themselves just so that they can meet what they basically need to continue surviving.

But what's funny is that the cost of dying is also killing the living. Before somebody dies, he/she usually goes to the hospital, admitted, takes a lot of medicines, even undergoes regular medical checkups and other medical sessions, and so on. And when he/she finally dies, the expenses doesn't end. Burial is costly. A casket is expensive. You pay for the one who leads the daily prayers and offer snacks to all who attend. The list of expenses goes on.

There is no way out. You live or you die, you are a victim of the rising prices of everything.
1785  Economy / Exchanges / Re: loss insurance Scam or Legit? on: March 08, 2023, 02:15:52 AM
Sadly a friend of mine was told about this exchange by a another "friend" so he invested a significant amount of money. Now that he wishes to withdraw it, they told him he needs to invest a minimum amount before they allow withdrawals, so he put more in. Then they say he needs to add another large amount for taxes before he can withdraw.

This won't end. So you better advise your friend to stop feeding the scammers once and for all. Your friend has the choice to remain hopeful and send them more money and risk losing a much bigger amount or face the reality that he/she fell for a scam and lost money and that he/she won't risk any additional amount. Although this insurance scam is not really common, it is almost a standard among scammers to withhold withdrawal unless money is sent, but when the money is sent withdrawal is once again put on hold until additional deposits are made. This will go on and on and on. Nobody should be falling for it anymore.
1786  Economy / Exchanges / Re: Is the Binance the next to bite the dust or FUD? on: March 08, 2023, 01:42:13 AM
~snip~

As much as I dislike centralized exchange, Binance disappearing is one of the worst things that can happen to the industry right now. We saw how the FTX drama affected the industry negatively, Binance crashing will do worst than that. Binance is the biggest exchange and if anything happens to it, it directly or indirectly affect the price of Bitcoin and Bitcoin users. Last year was a bad year for the industry and it's still trying to rise at the moment so we do not need more negatives right now.
I do not agree that we're better off without Binance. I believe centralized exchange will always be a thing. It's just like the banks, at first people couldn't trust them because they kept losing people's money but with time, experience and research they got better at it. Binance makes trading easier for a lot of traders so it will be nice to have it around. Trading on centralized exchanges to me is not a bad thing, it's saving your coins in them that's the mistake nobody should make.

Binance collapsing will indeed cause a massive damage to the industry which will, in turn, pull the prices considerably down. But if this is what it takes for people to finally realize that centralized exchanges are a thing to avoid and are even antithesis to Bitcoin itself; if this is what it takes for people to finally embrace self-custody fully, I guess I will accept it. That would be a lot better than the industry continuously ruled by huge centralized players that come and go.

If Binance biting the dust would mean that the space would no longer see the likes of FTX, BlockFi, 3AC, Voyager, Celsius, and others hurting people and taking away their hard-earned money, I would welcome it. Although I seriously doubt lessons will be learned.
1787  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What if a change in people's views? on: March 08, 2023, 01:11:40 AM
You don't have to wait for such an extreme event to happen to see some impact or disruption of the status quo. After all, it is simply wishful thinking to consider it possible that the majority of the world's population will suddenly convert all their fiat into Bitcoin. That's not going to happen. But the disruption is there. Remittances in some countries, for example, are done in Bitcoin. Some people have also quit saving in fiat and shifted to Bitcoin instead. I mean, there are small yet significant disruptions happening right now. There's no need to see shocking events just to see the impact of Bitcoin.
1788  Economy / Gambling / Re: I got frusted please help? on: March 08, 2023, 12:49:17 AM
I decided to go with these casino
thanks for your help,

1. stake
2.bcgame
3.betcoin. ag
4. bitsler. com

these all have all required condition

Are you sure that these four gambling sites have met all your criteria? I haven't checked them one by one but as far as deposits are concerned, all of them except Bitsler have minimum amounts. However, since there's a minimum bet amount on Bitsler, you still won't deposit an amount smaller than that. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.

However, I'm almost 100% sure that when it comes to bonuses, all kinds of them, there will be wagering requirements. Gambling sites are not charity organizations. They don't just give money away.

But I'm a little bit curious about your criteria. I find them a bit ironic.
1789  Economy / Gambling / Re: What if bitcointalk creates a casino review and ratings board for members. on: March 08, 2023, 12:23:27 AM
If you stay in the forum for a while, you will somehow notice how there are more reputable casinos than others. Reputation here in the forum is earned. Besides the positive and negative feedback that a casino account here receives over time, there is also their official thread. There are threads that have lively and fun discussions but there are also others that are replete with complaints. Some complaints are even opened in scam accusations board.

As far as accusations are concerned, there are casinos that respond immediately while there are also others that choose to leave everything hanging and unresolved. Some casinos have more scam accusations than others.

I'm saying that this is probably enough and organic for users here to presume which one is worth depositing money to, which one is worth trusting and which one is worth avoiding.
1790  Economy / Collectibles / Re: [FREE RAFFLE] 504th ฿ECAUSE I AM STILL IN A GOOD MOOD-CYPHER HODL PRINTED COIN on: March 06, 2023, 01:19:09 AM
04- Darker45

Please and thanks, krog!
1791  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: What is a P2P exchange? on: March 05, 2023, 01:58:11 PM
In the first place, you need to create an account with Binance. You also need to submit and pass KYC. After that, you need to send your money to Binance. With this, how is Binance's peer-to-peer transaction a real peer-to-peer transaction?

Secondly, a peer-to-peer transaction doesn't simply mean there isn't a middleman; it more importantly means there is no third party that is powerful enough to censor and approve transactions. It means anybody could transact with anybody. With Binance, however, not only do transactions pass through a middleman, the middleman also screens P2P users themselves. Censorship is rather worse, therefore; it's on a different level. They not only get to decide whether a transaction should proceed or not, they also get to decide whether a current Binance user itself could transact peer-to-peer or not.
1792  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Writing down the words under same roof as my siblings on: March 05, 2023, 12:50:29 PM
So what is your issue with writing down your seed phrase under the same roof as your siblings? I suppose it isn't about them possibly tearing down that page or accidentally pouring a liquid on it or scribbling over it or anything like that. Is it about trust issues? If it is, you better device a way to keep your seed phrase in the most unlikely of places. Sometimes, hiding means keeping it in the open rather than keeping it in a secret place.

If you write it in a book, don't write it as a list. You might want to right one word per page. But make sure you also have backups. Use a passphrase also. While I also thought of keeping the passphrase to myself without writing it down, I think that could be riskier. So you better write it down as well but perhaps separately.
1793  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Would You Build your Own Casino(online/offline) If You Know You Can? on: March 05, 2023, 02:17:44 AM
Even though I love to gamble, I never thought of building my own casino. That has never occurred in my wildest of dreams. I guess a casino or any gambling business for that matter is not my cup of tea. If I have a billion dollars, I guess I will get into real estate business, although a beachfront hotel or a resort with a small casino isn't really a bad idea. But it's not gonna be a business solely dedicated to gambling.
1794  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How will you feel when your government make BTC legal? on: March 05, 2023, 01:49:32 AM
Actually, Bitcoin is already legal here in my country. It may not be a legal tender, but it is legally accepted, albeit not as a currency if my memory serves me right. But it surely could be used for payment, although once transactions reflect in the books, they will probably be denominated in fiat and not in Bitcoin or Satoshis.

There is even an undergoing effort here to create our own version of Bitcoin beach, probably inspired by El Salvador's Bitcoin beach. Some players are trying to replicate that here. Lightning payments are also accepted. So far it has limited success.
1795  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Did they not know about the importance of Bitcoin? on: March 04, 2023, 05:41:46 AM
And who can forget the first Bitcoin faucet in history? It gave away 5BTC per customer. It's totally for free. There's no task required whatsoever to be able claim it, although solving a captcha was later on added. Gavin Andresen created freebitcoins.appspot.com so that people could try Bitcoin out. That was his way to spread Bitcoin. And he started with a stock of 1,100BTC. Donation was also accepted and many made contributions. Even the Bitcoin OG, BitcoinFX donated 500BTC to that faucet. Accordingly, Gavin gave away almost 20,000BTC through that faucet, although I think that amount already included donations from supporters.
1796  Economy / Economics / Re: Economic power on: March 04, 2023, 04:47:24 AM
While I don't think money is everything, money is indeed king, that is, if we talk of power. As unfortunate as it may seem, money can actually buy you almost everything. That is true to the level of individuals, organizations, countries.

Political power only follows money. So from local politics up to the national and international politics, economic power is the king. With economic power comes political power. While that may not be absolute, it is easily observed around to be the case.
1797  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Trading Or Holdings on: March 04, 2023, 04:19:28 AM
That's probably the best way to do it. If you are doing bounty and are actually paid with their own tokens, you don't keep those tokens for long. It's certainly wrong to be greedy and loyal and hopeful on those bounty tokens. While they have a little possibility to grow big, majority of them will just simply wither and die. So as soon as they get admitted on exchanges and gain value, decide to sell them, for Bitcoin ideally. But if you wish to trade with other altcoins, choose the most solid of them all.
1798  Economy / Economics / Re: Id like to say something about economy and markets about fear on: March 04, 2023, 03:43:08 AM
You're probably wrong. If there is a hike in interest rate, instead of having more capital, the opposite is probably true. Credit has a vital role in the business sector. Raising the interest rate means companies are discouraged to borrow money because the interest is high. As a result, finances are limited. Therefore, purchases and spending and investments are curbed. In other words, economic activities slow down. While it results in the prices of goods and services falling down, it could also mean businesses are not anymore facing a huge demand. Cutting of jobs might, therefore, ensue. That's why it is recommended to reduce spending and save money during these times.
1799  Economy / Collectibles / Re: [FREE RAFFLE] Betnomi Cold Wallet - 8 round 🦊 on: March 04, 2023, 03:15:01 AM
31- Darker45

Thanks, betnomi and minerjones!

Edit:

34- Darker45

For having successful trades with minerjones. Again, thank you!
1800  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: My Experience on Bulk Bankroll vs Partial Bankroll on: March 04, 2023, 02:56:44 AM
In general, I have eventually adopted an approach that makes the most of those strokes of luck. They're not around all the time. So when winning, especially if on a streak, I often think it's best to raise bets. There is confidence instead of worrying you might lose. And then there's the money to bet. But when that luck is gone, it's about time to reduce bets. Going back to step 1 is the way. But I don't maintain my bet when I'm winning. That would be boring and it feels like it's a waste of opportunity.
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